jpdb beta

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

7

long time; long interval; for quite some time

3

continuation; succession; series; continuous

2

bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic

8

baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

9

foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting

1

hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome

1

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

2

to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin

1

clothes

1

sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely

2

to like; to prefer; to be pleased by

1

because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

2

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

2

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1

plate; dish

1

dessert; desert

3

apple pie

1

molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup

3

éclair; eclair

1

trifle

2

jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly

1

rice pudding

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)

1

feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke

1

to begin talking; to open up

1

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

Algie

3

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

2

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

3

Blackpool (UK)

1

wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

1

to thrust down; to push off

3

almost; nearly; close to

3

to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

1

ankle

2

meringue

1

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

1

to make an appearance

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

1

opposite side; opposition

8

lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

33

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

4

another thing; other things; another man's property

1

match (for lighting a fire)

1

without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

4

viscously; stickily

2